Chassidut sobre Levítico 20:17

This is not the case with hasidism, which shines into the vessels themselves and whose primary point is to reveal that the essence of even the lowly is holy. Therefore, one’s avodah is not to subjugate nor to quiet the body lest it harm and interfere, but rather to reveal its holiness and elevate its inclinations to lofty avodah. Even one’s bad traits are founded upon the light of holiness. The great Maggid ³²⁸That is, R. Dov Ber, Maggid of Mezeritch. says about the verse “and a man who takes his sister, it is hessed,”³²⁹Lev. 20:17. that even the awakening of an evil love to sin and take his sister, may Heaven help us, is founded upon the supernal sefirah of Hessed, which has descended and become corrupted in him.

In the works of the Ari, may he be remembered in the coming world, he explains that the prayer of this day is not like the prayer of tomorrow, until the coming of the Messiah. This is the meaning of the mishna (Berachot 28b): "One who makes their prayer regular, it is not considered a supplication." Now, I heard in the name of my master a wonderful teaching about this about the foreign thoughts that come to you in the middle of your prayer, reflecting the mystery of the breaking of the vessels, and the 288 sparks that one is required to discern each day. They come to you in order that you repair and elevate them. And the foreign thoughts of today are not like the foreign thoughts of tomorrow, and this is clear to one who pays attention to them. This is what I learned from my master on the matter of repairing foreign thoughts: if they are thoughts of sexuality, one can elevate them and bring them to their root of hesed, which is the secret of the verse (Leviticus 20:17) "If a man takes his sister... this is hesed." Thoughts of idolatry are rooted in a flaw in tiferet. But this is enough on this subject.